Current Affairs The " another shooting in America " thread

[Ruairi77]

So the guy shot had a concealed knife under the floor of the drivers seat eh?

I wonder if that'll change anyone's minds about the shooting being obviously justified?

Won't hold my breath like.

you think shooting the guy in the back 7 times because he might have been going for a weapon is justified?
Did you see the way the same cops let the white killer walk past them with an AR 15 he had killed with seconds earlier but the black guy maybe goes for a knife and gets shot 7 times from behind.

 

[Ruairi77]

Here's the boss of the cops that shot blake and thanked the white kid the other night. This is the same guy who last night pretty much blamed protesters for their deaths because the broke curfew.

 

[Tubey]

you think shooting the guy in the back 7 times because he might have been going for a weapon is justified?
Did you see the way the same cops let the white killer walk past them with an AR 15 he had killed with seconds earlier but the black guy maybe goes for a knife and gets shot 7 times from behind.

No I think shooting a guy in the back seven times when he's ignored a taser, refused to comply and is reaching into his car whilst one foot away from an officer is justified.

You know, context.

 

[Hickson9]

No I think shooting a guy in the back seven times when he's ignored a taser, refused to comply and is reaching into his car whilst one foot away from an officer is justified.

You know, context.

Do you think there is a wider issue in the US of policing by force, using guns, resulting in far too many citizens being killed unnecessarily?

 

[SteveSC]

No I think shooting a guy in the back seven times when he's ignored a taser, refused to comply and is reaching into his car whilst one foot away from an officer is justified.

You know, context.

Reaching into a car doesn't mean he is armed. There are so many ways they could have taken him down.

Also a suspect not complying does not and should not give them the right to unload a clip into their back.

Again they have mace, night sticks and a taser which could have been reloaded. Or maybe tackle him. Given they are wearing stab vests and trained in hand to hand combat for self defense and take down puposes.

He was unarmed and shot in the back.

 

[Tubey]

Reaching into a car doesn't mean he is armed. There are so many ways they could have taken him down.

Also a suspect not complying does not and should not give them the right to unload a clip into their back.

Again they have mace, night sticks and a taser which could have been reloaded. Or maybe tackle him. Given they are wearing stab vests and trained in hand to hand combat for self defense and take down puposes.

He was unarmed and shot in the back.

The officer had a gun already drawn on him when giving orders he ignored after a taser failed.

These are facts.

 

[Tubey]

Do you think there is a wider issue in the US of policing by force, using guns, resulting in far too many citizens being killed unnecessarily?

Nope I think the wider issue is everyone in the US being armed to the teeth, necessitating police officers protecting their own lives in return.

But nobody is talking about gun laws being the issue here, when they are the absolute root of it. That cop would have rightly killed that guy regardless of skin colour.

 

[SteveSC]

The officer had a gun already drawn on him when giving orders he ignored after a taser failed.

These are facts.

Oh so because he had his gun drawn that gives him the right to shoot someone. Do you hear yourself? He could have holstered the weapon.

Why do you keep saying these are facts like its pertinent?

The biggest "Fact" to play your game is that an unarmed man was shot by a cop and they have thus far failed to justify it other than to give lame excuses much like you have defending them.

 

[BillBrasky]

Knife on the floor or not, it does not make a difference. The POS cop shot the guy in the back seven flipping times. In a just world we'd cut his head off and put in on a pike.

I would also not be surprised at all if that knife was planted. The reality of just how disgusting and corrupt our police our have become is finally coming to light here in the US. They're basically a criminal cartel. The seize property to pay themselves, openly violate the laws they are suppose to enforce, and have aligned themselves with alt-right groups in may areas. I'd fire every single one of them if I could and start over.

 

[BillBrasky]

Nope I think the wider issue is everyone in the US being armed to the teeth, necessitating police officers protecting their own lives in return.

But nobody is talking about gun laws being the issue here, when they are the absolute root of it. That cop would have rightly killed that guy regardless of skin colour.

Rightly killed a guy who posed no threat (the cop didn't see a weapon) to him or others? Jesus Christ man you suck.

Now the guns issue is definitely true. The 2nd amendment needs to go.

 

[Hickson9]

Nope I think the wider issue is everyone in the US being armed to the teeth, necessitating police officers protecting their own lives in return.

But nobody is talking about gun laws being the issue here, when they are the absolute root of it. That cop would have rightly killed that guy regardless of skin colour.

Related issues of course.

The gun culture there definitely makes all of the societal divisions and inherent issues worse.

Thankfully we live in a virtually gun free society and are mostly policed by consent.

 

[d34noj]

Muricans going wild in here.

Crying and shaking because a known felon with a history of violence and gun crime is shot whilst reaching for a knife. Amazing times.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Muricans going wild in here.

Crying and shaking because a known felon with a history of violence and gun crime is shot whilst reaching for a knife. Amazing times.

Being a "known felon with a history of violence and gun crime" is irrelevant to whether or not the cops should be allowed to kill you.

 

[SteveSC]

Muricans going wild in here.

Crying and shaking because a known felon with a history of violence and gun crime is shot whilst reaching for a knife. Amazing times.

Known criminal or not he does not deserve to get shot in the back. He was unarmed and his history should have nothing to do with it.

Also the knife was found after the fact. So they did not know it was in the car.

Also some of those commenting are not "muricans" you dope.

 

[glorydaze]

go on Youtube and type in" English Police deal with knife weilding man" and tell me how many times they subdued the man without shooting them SEVEN times in the back or how many they even shot.